Oakland County

Custom Gates and Smart Retrofit in Troy, Michigan

Same-day service in most of the city. Free estimates on custom fabrication and retrofits.

Iron estate gate with brick pillars on a wooded Troy drive at golden hour with a faint skyline haze beyond the trees

313 Gates builds custom iron driveway gates and installs smart-access retrofits for homeowners in Troy, Michigan, about 18 miles from our Metro Detroit base. Two requests come up more than any other in Troy: a custom gate fabricated to match an existing fence or house style, not pulled off a catalog page, and a smart retrofit that puts an existing gate operator on a phone app instead of a single clicker that only works from the driveway. Troy's higher median household income supports both as a standard ask, not an upgrade someone has to be talked into, and a gate is one layer of a property's security, not a guarantee on its own. From the Big Beaver corridor to the subdivisions around Somerset and Charnwood, the same crew that handles a routine repair call also handles full custom fabrication and retrofit work.

Permit rules vary by municipality Troy sits in Oakland County, and Oakland County doesn't set one blanket fence and gate permit rule for every city inside it. Michigan generally requires a licensed residential builder or a Michigan-licensed contractor to pull a permit for any construction project valued at $600 or more, a threshold nearly every custom gate or automated retrofit will cross, and individual Oakland County municipalities layer their own height and setback rules on top of that. Troy sets its own local requirements, separate from neighboring Oakland County cities like Birmingham or Rochester Hills. Confirm the current threshold before starting a project rather than assuming a rule from a different city applies. See the metro Detroit gate permit guide for the municipality-by-municipality breakdown.
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Every zip, every subdivision.

Neighborhoods we serve
Big Beaver corridor
Somerset
Charnwood
Beach Woods
Raintree Village
Near these landmarks
Somerset Collection
Troy Community Center
Stage Nature Center
What Troy calls us for Troy's median household income runs well above the Metro Detroit average, and that shows up directly in what gets asked for. Estate-style properties want a custom iron gate that matches the house rather than a stock panel, and most of those jobs come with a smart retrofit already built into the scope, not added later as an afterthought. Access control, whether a keypad, a card reader, or a video intercom at the gate itself, comes up often enough in Troy that 313 Gates treats it as a standard line item on an estimate rather than a specialty add-on. Repair work still happens here too, but custom fabrication and smart-access upgrades make up a larger share of Troy calls than almost anywhere else in the service area.

Troy jobs run heavier on design and smart-access work than any other city 313 Gates serves, and the Big Beaver corridor sees the steadiest volume of it. A repair crew and a fabrication crew both work out of the same schedule, so an estate property doesn’t wait longer for a custom quote than it would for a routine fix.

Gates only, no subcontractorsSame-day scheduling in most zips
Troy, your gate call starts here. Free estimates on custom fabrication, retrofits, and repair.

Troy questions, answered.

Do you serve all of Troy, including the estate subdivisions?

Yes. 313 Gates serves all of Troy, including the larger estate properties near the Big Beaver corridor and the subdivisions around Somerset, Charnwood, and Raintree Village. Custom fabrication and smart-retrofit work run on the same schedule as repair calls, so a property doesn't need a separate visit for design work versus the actual installation and programming.

Do I need a permit for a new custom gate in Troy?

Likely yes. Michigan generally requires a licensed contractor to pull a permit once a project's value crosses $600, which covers nearly every custom gate build. Troy sets its own specific height and setback rules on top of that state threshold. Check the metro Detroit gate permit guide before finalizing a design so the fabrication plan matches what the city will actually approve.

Can you match a custom gate to an existing fence or house style in Troy?

Yes. Custom iron gates are fabricated to match the property, its fence line, its house trim color, and its overall style, rather than pulled from a stock catalog. Bring a photo of the house or fence and 313 Gates can quote a design built around it, including matching finials, panel spacing, and finish.

Do you offer smart retrofits on gates you didn't originally install?

Yes, in most cases. Most existing gate operators, regardless of who installed the original hardware, can be retrofitted with app control, a keypad, or a video intercom without replacing the whole gate. A technician confirms compatibility with the current operator model during a free estimate before recommending a retrofit over a full replacement.

Serving all of Troy.